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MrElsewhere
post Apr 19 2006, 08:14 PM
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Heard about it?

* Chapter 1: What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common?
* Chapter 2: How is the is the kkk like a group of real estate agents?
* Chapter 3: Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?
* Chapter 4: Where have all the criminals gone?
* Chapter 5: What makes a perfect parent?
* Chapter 6: Perfect parenting pt 2 or Would a Roshanda by any other name smell as sweet?

Picked it up on Monday of this week.
 
technicolour
post Apr 19 2006, 08:18 PM
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Moved to Books..well..since it is a book.
 
MrElsewhere
post Apr 19 2006, 08:19 PM
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bleh noobage.

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WHOngos144
post Apr 19 2006, 08:21 PM
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I actually bought Freakonomics. It's really interesting and well FREAKY!
 
sprezzatura
post Apr 19 2006, 09:19 PM
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The books seems interesting. I might stop by a bookstore one day and check it out.
 
*mipadi*
post Apr 19 2006, 10:38 PM
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I got it for Christmas. It's a really interesting look at facts and data, and in the right context can be very informative. Levitt is a pretty creative thinker.
 

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